Best places to retire in Virginia

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October 13, 2021
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Best places to retire in Virginia

A growing percentage of the working-age population has been retiring each year since the Great Recession—a trend that has only sped up in the years since the pandemic began, according to a recent Congressional Research Service analysis. And as members of the boomer generation move solidly into their golden years, they're looking for a place to live out a longer retirement than previous generations have enjoyed.

Stacker compiled a list of the best places to retire in Virginia using data from Niche.

#30. Galax

- Population: 6,681

#29. Falls Church

- Population: 14,494

#28. Daleville

- Population: 2,979

#27. Great Falls

- Population: 14,690

#26. Glenvar

- Population: 873

#25. Colonial Heights

- Population: 18,127

#24. Brandermill

- Population: 13,745

#23. Halifax

- Population: 1,645

#22. Merrimac

- Population: 2,663

#21. Lake Barcroft

- Population: 10,682

#20. Gloucester Courthouse

- Population: 3,198

#19. McLean

- Population: 49,310

#18. Lansdowne

- Population: 13,029

#17. Forest

- Population: 11,045

#16. Wytheville

- Population: 8,260

#15. Crozet

- Population: 7,840

#14. Bridgewater

- Population: 6,092

#13. Bon Air

- Population: 17,846

#12. Wakefield

- Population: 11,534

#11. Cave Spring

- Population: 25,248

#10. Rockwood

- Population: 7,880

#9. Tuckahoe

- Population: 48,187

#8. Abingdon

- Population: 8,350

#7. Wolf Trap

- Population: 16,394

#6. Mantua

- Population: 7,771

#5. Hollins

- Population: 15,857

#4. Fairlawn

- Population: 2,553

#3. Pantops

- Population: 4,288

#2. Massanetta Springs

- Population: 6,132

#1. Belmont Estates

- Population: 1,257

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